Thirty tech enthusiasts gathered in Poznań for a three-day AI hackathon—a mix of developers, cloud engineers, delivery managers and other specialists from across Fabres and the Komplett Group.
One goal
Six teams, one goal: to explore how artificial intelligence can make life simpler for customers. It wasn’t just about competing—it was about experimenting, learning, and seeing how far creativity (and caffeine) could take us.
Dagleish’s Angels – smart but stubborn
When you lock a bunch of tech people in a room for three days, something interesting is bound to happen. I was part of Dagleish’s Angels, a small but stubborn team with simple mission — or at least it sounded that way on paper. From the start, we knew what we wanted to build: an intelligent shopping assistant you could actually talk to. The idea was that you’d open a chat, tell it what you’re looking for, and it would not only find the right product but also let you buy it right there, in the same conversation. No clicking through endless pages, no confusion—just natural, fast interaction.
What we want to create?
We didn’t want another chatbot that spits out random links. We wanted something that understands people. So, we used ChatGPT-4.1 as the brain, connected it all with orchestration tools and coding frameworks, and fueled it with coffee and adrenaline. By the second evening, our whiteboard could have looked like modern art made of sticky notes — but it didn’t. The team was made up of experienced developers, so there were no endless debates or scribbles on Post-its. Everyone simply knew what had to be done. And then…
Then came that moment
And the end of the day, everything seemed fine—until it wasn’t. Something broke. I ended up sitting in a pub with laptop open, fixing it between sips of beer. Because that’s what hackathons are really about: solving problems fast, wherever you are, however you can.
What I loved most wasn’t the competition itself—it was the vibe. Every team brought something unique to the table. You could walk past any desk and see a completely different idea taking shape. And these ideas won’t just disappear after the hackathon. Many of them will be presented higher up in the Komplett Group, and who knows—some might actually evolve into real projects. That’s the beauty of it: creativity with a future.
Small piece of the future
When they announced Dagleish’s Angels as the winning team, it took a second to sink in.
It wasn’t about the trophy—it was about seeing our concept come to life.
Looking back, those three days reminded me why I love working in tech. It’s messy, unpredictable, and sometimes chaotic—but when everything finally clicks, it feels like you’ve built a small piece of the future.
And hey—turns out even Dagleish’s Angels can earn their wings when the code finally compiles.
